[X] Keep Blacksmiths Tools
Even if we don't end up using them, I imagine just having them is sort of like keeping a little cash in reserve. Besides, we might know someone who needs some smithing equipment.
[X] Melt down the idol, cast it into a new one to Ranald, call in your priest friends to re-sanctify the room. (bonus to rolls and reduced cost to creating a second shrine to Ranald, either in your Estate or elsewhere, +1 room, ???)
Steal something from evil god y/n?
[X] Return to the Bright College (???)
Wizards need to stick together, and this might be our in with the pyros.
[X] 2 Dwarven Revolvers, 250 gc
Revolvers let Mathilde act as skirmish cavalry, something the Dawi historically lack. (Her horse and armor also let her act as shock cavalry as well, something else the Dawi historically lack, but not where our shadow wizard paradoxically shines I think). As others have stated, being able to shoot 16 times before reloading is a pretty nice thing, especially when you're sending off little magic missiles like Mathilde can.
Edit: What I don't understand is why people want to give the ring to the bright college? A bird in the hand and all that. It gives us an unexpected weapon, something useful when everything goes to hell. Maybe one last attack before something eats our face. Is ??? really that interesting?
My position is that favors are more valuable to a grey wizard than fireballs are. Moreover, I feel that it is better for the Empire for the Bright College to have it than for us to even if there wasn't a favor owed (or whatever the ??? turns out to be), and is thus more narratively satisfying.
...speaking of satisfying, it occurs to me that Wizard Chic might be going on still. I can only imagine the schadenfreude Mathilde has when Roswita encounters young fops wearing impractically pointy hats with useless quartz trinkets tide to their belts. Preferably while trying to grow a Gandalf beard and stroking it pompously.
@BoneyM A few questions for you
-would enchanting equipment made by the dwarfs be more effective or helpful than human-made equipment like what we have now? Similarly, to the best of Mathilde's knowledge would spending the 8 reputation points to be gifted enchanting tools by a runesmith be helpful, or would the differences be too great?
-does Zhufbar sell something akin to the Hochland Long Rifle, or would that fall under commissioning something?
-are
speed loaders sold for the revolver?
-How tightly controlled are texts on enchanting? Is it something the Colleges keep under lock and key, or is any scarcity strictly a matter of a small reader base making proliferation naturally limited?
-Does Mathilde have a reasoned estimate of how much help having a dedicated tower would be for something like learning spells or enchanting something?
-Is Mathilde aware of any other licensed wizards in Stirland or otherwise nearby? Grey wizards are naturally secretive and brown ones somewhat antisocial, but what of the sort that more commonly hang out a proverbial shingle?
-If we conduct a "add more books to the library" option, is that just adding a single step towards filling out a library category, or could we choose to splurge on a topic and buy as much
trashy romance novels hard-hitting scholastic journalism and math textbooks as we like?
